Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Ed Nealy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Ed Nealy played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 6-4 winning record over Ed Nealy. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Ed Nealy:
1982-83 to 1992-93
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
6
6
0
Ed Nealy
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 17.5 7.6 1.2 0.51.8
Ed Nealy 2.8 4.9 0.50.40.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 28 12 4 33
Ed Nealy 9 10 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 9

games
6

games
5

games
2

games
7

games
Ed Nealy 1

game
3

games
1

game
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
4

games
7

games
2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1982
1. Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 6 6 0 0 3 4 3 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Kings 129   Ed Nealy 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 22 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 01, 1983
2. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 24 10 0 3 3 2 4 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 111   Ed Nealy 5 7 0 2 1 1 2 24 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1984
3. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 22 8 2 0 1 1 3 30 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 110   Ed Nealy 2 10 1 1 0 0 1 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
4. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 23 12 3 0 3 7 5 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 96   Ed Nealy 9 9 2 0 0 0 2 24 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1988
5. Celtics 136   Kevin McHale 27 8 0 0 0 2 1 33 9-13 .692 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Spurs 120   Ed Nealy 2 9 1 0 0 0 2 19 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1990
6. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 11 12 4 0 3 2 6 33 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Bulls 118   Ed Nealy 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1990
7. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 28 11 2 1 2 5 3 43 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 111   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1991
8. Celtics 132   Kevin McHale 23 4 1 1 1 4 1 28 9-12 .750 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Suns 103   Ed Nealy 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 08 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1993
9. Celtics 87   Kevin McHale 11 5 0 0 2 1 1 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Warriors 82   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1993
10. Celtics 89   Kevin McHale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 101   Ed Nealy 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000